Metra will launch a pilot program at downtown stations in April that asks riders to show paper tickets or activate those on ...

Metra is testing out new ticket checks at five downtown Chicago stations. Riders will need to have their Ventra or paper ticket scanned before boarding trains.

The goal of the pilot is to test the speed, functionality and durability of new handheld devices to scan Ventra and paper tickets.

Metra’s Michael Gillis explains a new pilot program testing ticket scanners on selected off-peak trains. The test aims to ...

St. Patrick's Day celebrations are taking place this weekend in Chicago. The iconic dyeing of the Chicago River got underway at 10 a.m. Saturday. It is a 60-year-old Chicago tradition. The Journeymen ...

Metra announced it will test new a ticket process with riders scanning tickets before boarding, starting April 6.

A woman was arrested after the sheriff says she drove drunk 100 feet down the railroad tracks, mistaking them for a road, in Lake Barrington late Wednesday evening.

Mayor Daniel Biss carried Evanston and other nearby suburbs in Tuesday's Democratic congressional primary, while still performing strong in areas won by ...